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Re: Visible Skip Nav Link

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From: Vincent Young
Date: Feb 15, 2012 9:06PM

What could end up working out for both parties is an equal compromise. I
put together a quick example that tries to accomplish that:

http://webhipster.com/testing/accessibility/skip/index.html

I show the skip link when it is focused AND when the mouse moves on the
page. When the mouse stops moving or focus is moved off the link I hide it
again. If the skip link is activated, I don't show on mouse move anymore.
The highlight fades in, holds slightly, and fades out. As a visual user, I
would appreciate this user experience on any business page cluttered with
content from various interested parties.

Happy to answer any questions.


On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Thanks, Jennifer!
>
> This is exactly the article that motivated me to make the business case.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Elle
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >wrote:
>
> > Maybe this article will help.
> >
> > Back to Basics: Skip to Main Content Links | Terrill Thompson
> > http://terrillthompson.com/blog/161
> >
> > Jennifer
> >
> > At 03:44 PM 2/15/2012, you wrote:
> > >All:
> > >
> > >I'm trying to make the case, during our massive redesign project, that
> we
> > >should provide a visible skip nav link (instead of visible onfocus) in
> our
> > >header, because it was my understanding that low vision users could
> > benefit
> > >from a skip nav link and they are primarily mouse users (so wouldn't see
> > >the link if it was hidden on initial page load). A few questions for
> you
> > >guys:
> > >
> > >
> > > 1. Is this a win worth fighting for? Do low vision users want this?
> > I'll
> > > go to bat for anything that benefits users, but I just wanted to get
> > input
> > > on whether it was truly beneficial. I am planning to take it to
> > usability
> > > testing soon, but the decision may become political before then
> > > (given that
> > > it's precious real estate).
> > >
> > > 2. Does anyone have examples of elegant and design-centric
> > > implementations of a visible skip nav link? To win the case, I think
> > I'll
> > > need evidence that it can be done well.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Much appreciated!
> > >~Elle
> > >